Obituaries
Larry Joe Steeley, Sr.
Jan 12, 2022
Mr. Larry Joe Steeley, Sr. of Birmingham, Alabama went peacefully to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, January 12, 2022.
Joe and his wife Dean spent 59 loving years together growing their family and several businesses. In 1971 they founded Do It Yourself Pest Control, Inc. and later grew it into what is...
Thomas Cruce
Jan 11, 2022
Thomas “Keith” Cruce, age 55, passed away on the morning of January 11, 2022 at his home in Hoover, Alabama. Keith was born December 19, 1966 in Birmingham, Alabama. He worked for the City of Bessemer Police Department as a Police Officer. He enjoyed fishing, relaxing and watching movies. Keith was predeceased by his father, Lamar Cruce, and his other father...
Sherry Mcinnish
Jan 8, 2022
Sherry Michelle McInnish of Chelsea, AL passed away unexpectedly on January 8, 2022 at the age of 48. She was born May 17, 1973 in Jasper at Peoples Hospital to Johnny B. Cohron and Margaret Diane Smith. Sherry was a graduate of Pelham High School class of 1991. Later on, she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Business from...
Macdonald Fleming
Jan 6, 2022
MacDonald Brown “Mac” Fleming was born on June 8, 1923 and he passed away peacefully in the early morning of January 6, 2022. Mac Fleming was a native of Laurens, South Carolina. He was a student at Presbyterian College when the United States entered the Second World War in December, 1941. He left school to join the United States...
Jill Ross
Jan 5, 2022
Jill Lee Ross was born in Rockford, Illinois on August 8, 1968. She was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when she was three years old. Jill lived in Mississippi during most of her childhood years before moving to Birmingham in 1991. In Birmingham, Jill lived at Episcopal Place Apartments. While there, she became active in playing Power Chair Soccer at the Lakeshore...
David Carr, Sr.
Jan 4, 2022
David Wayne Carr, Sr., age 60, of Midfield, Al died on January 4, 2022.
Born in Birmingham, Alabama. He was raised, graduated in 1979 and resided just next door to his childhood home in the Fairfield Highlands community of Midfield, AL. He loved, missed and often reflected on childhood memories in Groundhog. He loved fishing, camping, and...
Dr. Edmund Segner, Jr.
Jan 1, 2022
Dr. Edmund Peter Segner, Jr., P.E., 93, of Hoover , Alabama peacefully went to be with his Lord on February 28, 2022. Ed was a dedicated and honored engineering educator serving the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the University of Memphis, the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, the University of Oklahoma and Texas A&M University. He...
Bonnie Sue Maske
Jan 1, 2022
Mrs. Bonnie Sue Maske, 84, of Hoover, AL, passed away on January 1, 2022, after a short illness. A private graveside service for immediate family will take place on Friday, January 7 at Jefferson-Currie Memorial Gardens in Hoover, AL. Bonnie was born on November 6, 1937, to the late Lester and Louise Godfrey. She attended Dora High School, and...
Barbara "Gail" Carter
Dec 31, 2021
Mrs. Barbara "Gail" Carter (Handley), 87, of Hoover, AL arrived in Heaven on December 31st, 2021. She was born in Waycross GA on December 16th, 1934. Her father worked for Seaboard Coast Line, which briefly took her and her parents to Tampa, Florida. Upon returning to Waycross, she met the love of her life, Carl Carter, at the local...
Bette-Lynn Manskie
Dec 31, 2021
Bette-Lynn Manskie, 76, of Hoover, AL, peacefully passed away on December 31, 2021, surrounded by loved ones after a short illness.
She was born in New Jersey but lived a large portion of her life in Slidell, LA, where she retired from the St. Tammany Parish School system as a longtime educator. She was preceded in death...
Mary Anne Hutto
Dec 31, 2021
Mary Anne Hutto, 63, passed away on December 31, 2021. A memorial service will take place on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at 2pm at Currie-Jefferson Funeral Home in Hoover, AL.
Mary Anne was born on April 9, 1958 in Tuscaloosa, AL. She graduated from Vestavia Hills High School in 1976. She was dedicated to childhood nutrition for Hoover City...
James Bonds
Dec 30, 2021
James Edward Bonds, age 77, passed away on December 30th, 2021 with his family by his side.
James retired from the Birmingham News after many years of service in the Press Room.
He was preceded in death by parents, George Fred Bonds, Sr. and Mary Lou Ray Bonds; brothers, George Fred, Jr. and George Truman...
Margaret Segrest
Dec 30, 2021
Margaret Allene Segrest, passed away peacefully on December 30, 2021. Margaret was born in Montgomery, AL on August 22, 1945 to Allene Summerlin Segrest and John Rogers Segrest of Luverne, AL in Crenshaw County. Margaret was raised in Luverne and graduated from Luverne High School where she was a cheerleader. Margaret went on to further her education at Auburn...
Kristi Metz
Dec 27, 2021
Kristi Ann Metz, age 32, was called home to be with Jesus on December 27, 2021, surrounded by her family in Birmingham, Alabama. Kristi graduated from Spain Park High School in 2008, where she was a member of the school’s show choir. She had such a love for music and was always singing. Over the years she played the...
Colonel Thomas Dunlap, Jr. (Usaf Ret.)
Dec 26, 2021
Colonel Thomas James Dunlap, Jr. (USAF Ret.), a beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away December 26, 2021, at the age of 99. Colonel Dunlap was born in Birmingham, Alabama on June 13, 1922. He is preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Dunlap and Christina Sanders Dunlap, sisters, Nellie Barnes, Jean Melbourne and Elizabeth Walker and a brother,...
Nell Howard
Dec 24, 2021
Nell Marie Howard was born on March 25,1928 and went to her Heavenly home on the morning of December 24,2021 at the age of 93. She is preceded in death by her parents James and Beulah Robertson, husband George Howard Senior, daughter Nelda Workman, daughter and son-in-law Linda and Jimmy Shackelford, son and daughter-in-law George Junior and Reba Howard. Also by...
Myrtle Connell
Dec 22, 2021
Myrtle Connell, born on February 23, 1931, passed away on December 22, 2021. A private funeral is planned for December 27, 2021.
Raelynn Hicks
Dec 19, 2021
Raelynn Dixie Hicks passed away peacefully at home on December 19,2021 surrounded by her mother, father, and sister of Fort Polk Louisiana. She is
survived by her mother, Lavanna Griffin Hicks, her father Carson Hicks, and big sister Sophie Hicks. Friends are invited to support the Hicks family at Currie-Jefferson Funeral Home on Thursday,
December...
Evelyn "Evie" Walker
Dec 17, 2021
Evelyn “Evie” Mae Walker joined our Father in Heaven on December 17th, 2021 in the loving embrace of her family. Evelyn Mae Walker was born on June 24, 2021, to Hannah and Matthew Walker. Evie was a miracle from the start! She was a fighter and a trooper. Despite her circumstances, she was happy and thriving. She brought so...
Shawn C. Wandry
Dec 16, 2021
Shawn C Wandry was born in Aberdeen, SD and moved to Birmingham, AL area at age 7 to live with his Mother, Diane, and his brother, Jesse (4). He lived much of his childhood in Birmingport, AL near the Black Warrior River teaching himself and his bothers to swim and fish. He was a gifted athlete and excelled at...
